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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Central Coast and Valley farmers. This is aglife.
My name is Bob Quinn, with you for the next
hour talking about agricultural production here on the West Coast
and all across the country. Well, friends, we start the
day off with a look at food safety and food
handling safety tips. Rod bain starts us.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Off, Ladies and gentlemen. Time for another edition of Queen
of Charcoiery. With our guests today USDA food safety expert
Meredith Cruthers.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
I'm very partial to doing a charcooteri board.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
As the title Queen of Charcuterie implies. At Meredith's expertise,
maybe yours, which charcuterie comes in handy in the final
months of the year when all those gatherings and events
take place, you know, football, tailgate, holiday parties, family get togethers.
Yet as an educator, Meredith's passion for food safety kicks
in with her charcuterie prep.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
We always recommend following these four steps to food safety.
It's an easy way to incorporate food safety into all
of your food preparation.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So four steps are clean, separate, cook, and chill.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
How do these steps fit into a charcutery board regarding clean.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Starting with clean hands and utensils and making sure that
those are washed throughout food preparation to prevent any cross
contamination of bacteria on the hands.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Using gloves as you clean and prepare your charcutery board
is also an option to prevent food board bacteria. Clean
also applies to washing produce and herbs before placing them
on your board or as part of a servable food item.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Separate is going to be keeping any raw meat and
poultry products separate from those foods that are ready to eat.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
In the case of charcotery boards, select what is your
designated cutting board to cut produce and cheese separate from
a serving board. Separate utensils are needed for individual items,
such as tongs for each meat, cheese, veggie, and fruit,
or spoons for dips and sauces.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
But also think two cross contamination.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Once crackers, nuts, other non perishable items have touched perishable items,
they then have potentially been cross contaminated and need to
eat to be refrigerated or thrown away.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
While cook as a food safety consideration is rare for
charcutery boards. Items such as.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Chicken tenders and chicken nuggets on a.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Board should be checked with a food thermometer to make
sure they are cooked to proper internal temperature. Translating the
food safety step of chilled to a charcutery board and
its items includes after that.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Two hour time frame. If your board goes past that,
it needs to be tossed.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Unfortunately, so if you want to prevent food waste and
not have to toss your.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Leftover board, niblets and things.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Set yourself the timer, rotate out maybe smaller portions, Make
two boards and put.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Out a portion for the two hours, and then put out.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Another or refill little spots that might have been consumed.
When look empty and sad, charcooterio boards like to look
nice and full and great.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Placing boards and their contents on a bed of ice.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Keeps it out of safe temperature usually below forty degrees.
That's going to help bacteria not multiply and help keep
it safe for longer.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's all the time we have. Thanks Meredith, and thank
you for joining us for weed chargery. Rod Bain reporting
for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Well, friends, were gas and oil prices headed. We'll have
a story coming up. Also a look at the cattle
industry from a beef producer and consumer point of view,
will take a year in a look at what happened
last year, and then a look ahead at beef production.
That's coming up on today's edition of Aglife. Bob Quin
here with some farm us this morning, friends. Oil prices
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are much lower in late twenty twenty five than where
prices began that year. Patrick Dehan with gasbuddy dot Com
says there were two key international issues that pushed oil
prices lower last year, the ongoing war between Ukraine and
Russia and OPEC's progressive increase in oil production. But that
changes in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 5 (03:52):
OPEK is agreeing to pause the increases in production for
the first three months, which certainly from that perspective makes
a lot of sense. Is oiled man globally tends to
be weaker in the Northern Hemisphere winter, so for now
oil price is still relatively low. That's opened the door
for falling gasoline and diesel prices, as well as jet
fuel price is nearly coast to coast, with Americans and
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now nearly a dozen states able to fill up at
at least the cheapest station for below the two dollars
gallon marks.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
When it comes to the top news stories for twenty
twenty five, Behans said the lack of turbulence is really
what sticks out to him.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
And it's been a remarkably balanced year, gasoline prices nationally
in the US remaining between a range of two seventy
five to as much as three twenty a relatively tight
range and a very quiet year. We didn't see much
of a seasonal increase in the spring, but now we're
starting to see a big seasonal decrease in the fall,
so it's been a pretty quiet year.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Jihan added that some have said these lower gasoline prices
in the US indicate a looming recession. However, he said
he doesn't see a recession in the cards, noting that
gasoline demand is seasonally strong well. Friends was quite a
year for beef last year. Rob Rodenberg of Stockman's Livestock
Auction in Apache, Oklahoma, recapped a great year for beef prices.
Speaker 6 (05:13):
Historical highs in the cattle business. I mean we went
from a year ago we were trading feeder cattle like
at two sixty to two seventy, and by June I
think we were trading them at three eighty. At the
end of twenty twenty five, we hadn't seen prices at high,
and here we are. We put another one hundred and
twenty five hundred and thirty dollars on the value of eight.
Weeight steer these caves killing cows. In the beginning, everybody
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made good money. The cowcaiff man's still in the driver's
seat as far as being able to get paid for
what he's actually been doing the last three years.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
For sure.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
The stock operator last year made good money. His margin
has been cut down now quite a bit because of
what the cost of the first cost of KIF is
versus what he's worth.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Drought was a well known factor in decreasing the size
of the beef herd and driving up prices for the producer.
Speaker 6 (05:59):
This is one thing we can say, you know, for
years I talk to the old timers and I talk
about a drought and they say, son, you ain't seen
a drought until we got in the draft of twenty twelve,
and I'd haven't call them. Tell me now you're in
a drought. So there's not anybody but this generation now
that we'll be able to say, you know, we've not
ever seen a market like this, but it's phenomenal. I mean,
we had a big correction that started in September and
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took seventy dollars off of it. Well we've already got
it back half of that, and we're still above what
we ended twenty twenty five at. We're still thirty dollars
one hundred over that, So I mean that years ended
up great overall.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Rodenberger talked about what's ahead for producers in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Take out all of the riff raff, all the social
media stuff and get down to the basics. And we
still have limited supply of cattle. We're producing enough beef
within percentages of that because we've taken a fat steer
from making him way thirteen to fourteen and he's weighing
sixteen to sixteen and a half.
Speaker 7 (06:54):
Now.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
You know, everything they're teaching in the college is so
far behind because everything I pick up and read, you know,
it's six two and a half percent yield on a steer. Anyways,
twelve and a half thirteen hundred, Well, we went way
past that. So I think probably in general will be
another positive year.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
One thing to keep an eye on is when the
USDA reopens the southern border to Mexican cattle imports. However,
Rodenberg said the market won't feel that impact right away.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
You know, there's a million something cattle at cross at
that time, and even if they open it up this month,
I mean.
Speaker 8 (07:24):
We're still a year away from seeing.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Any of that product hit the counters at the supermarkets again.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Bob Rodenberger of the Stockman's Livestock Auction in Oklahoma with us.
We'll have more on the cattle market coming up. We'll
look back at last year's cattle performance. That's ahead. You're
listening to wag Life.
Speaker 8 (07:43):
It's another ag news up to USDA's confirmed the farmer
Bridge assistance payment rates and cattle producers gaining leverage.
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Speaker 8 (08:22):
USDA releasing per acre payment rates for the farmer Bridge
Assistance Program, detailing how eleven billion dollars in one time
aid will flow to crop producers in early twenty twenty
six based on their twenty twenty five planted acres. Now
corn qualifies for forty four to thirty six per acre,
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soybeans thirty eighty eight we eat thirty nine dollars thirty
five cents, sorghum at forty eight eleven, cotton one hundred
and seventeen dollars thirty five cents, and rise at one
thirty two eighty nine. Payments expected by late February to
support cash flow ahead of spring planting. At the same time,
(09:05):
USDA data show cattle producers capturing a historically larger share
of rise and bee prices. Farmer's share of the choice
retail beef dollar frequently exceeds fifty two percent throughout the
year of twenty twenty five, as Thai cattle supplies not
downstream margin expansion drive retail inflation, and in fiber markets,
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textile analysts Warren cotton demand will depend on competing as
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Speaker 15 (10:49):
Consumers are still willing and able to pay for beef
at the retail store. There have been questions about whether
consumers have started to trade to other, more affordable proteins.
There's no evidence to seeuggest that consumers are switching away
from beef to lower price protein choices. In fact, monthly
retail price data continue to show beef gaining market share
over the other proteins. It is possible consumers are moving
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down the beef chain to less expensive items such as
thinner meats and ground beef, though it is difficult to
determine due to the seasonality demand by cut. Additionally, an
overall emphasis on health and fitness, combined with the escalating
use of golp one drugs, is driving a protein craze
in the US. And beef seems to be the winner.
Consumers are choosing beef as the primary protein because improvement
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and overall eating quality things like taste, healthfulness, and eating
satisfaction and convenience of the product. For example, USDA data
shows that at the low end, the percentage of carcass's
grading Choice and Better was about fifty five percent in
the late nineteen nineties. Today, the grading percentages between eighty
one and eighty three percent Choice and Better, a substantial
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industry wide improvement. The multi decade commitment to proving the
quality of beef has now set the table for beef
to take advantage of the protein craze. Although beef prices
have increased when measured against minutes of labor required to
buy a pound of beef, beef is still very affordable.
The average hourly wage from January to August twenty twenty
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five is three percent above the average hourly wage for
twenty twenty four. Meanwhile, the average all fresh beef price
from January to August of twenty twenty five is eight
to fifty six, which is six point eight percent from
a year earlier.
Speaker 8 (12:29):
American Cattle News.
Speaker 16 (12:32):
This is Tim Hammeritch of the Egg Information network with
your farm of the future reports. With the amount of
data and detailed information we can glean from a farm
today with technology, the job of an agronomist is becoming
more and more complicated. It just so happens that making
sense out of large, complex data sets is exactly what
artificial intelligence is suited to do. Advancing Eco Agriculture is
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one of the companies developing an AI. Agronomist. Founder John
Kemp says they created field Mark AI to help make
sense of detailed agronomic information.
Speaker 10 (13:05):
As we start looking at incorporating DNA sequencing and measuring
all these different microbiome parameters of what's happening within a
plant and around a plant, we get this influx of
data and all these different factors that we need to
take into consideration when making agronomic recommendations. And in a sense,
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we're moving away from the easy button. It's becoming more complex.
It's been more complicated, there's more factors involved. It's just
the decision making is much more nuanced now with this
additional information, and the challenge to do that well is
to be a really good agronomist around with that body
of knowledge just requires a depth and In today's world
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of rapidly evolving research, it's virtually impossible to keep up.
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Speaker 17 (13:54):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital book, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but
which one?
Speaker 18 (14:09):
Oh?
Speaker 17 (14:09):
And how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
to reach a farmer with a farming solution message is
when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know, it's
easy for us to find them during the day, as
most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup truck
or farm equipment with the radio on. Listening to this
(14:31):
station for the AG Information Network of the West News.
If you'd like to deliver information about your terrific product
or service, give us a call and we'll connect you
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Speaker 16 (14:53):
This is Tim Ammerich with the AGG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (14:57):
Welcome to the line on Agriculture report. This Lori Boyer
for the IIG Information Network Today is part two of
our three part series on recent updates to the Waters
of the US rule. Courtney Briggs, Senior director of Government
Affairs with the American farm Yard Federation, explains how the
details of the new proposed ruling and how it changes
federal jurisdiction under WOTIS.
Speaker 12 (15:16):
We believe that this rule is the most faithful reading
of the Supreme Court decisions that have been handed down
related to WOTIS. There are a handful of them. They
all need to be considered, and we believe that this
EPA and the Corps have taken all of that into
account and that this is the most legally durable rule
that we have seen to date. We do believe that
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it will appropriately balance the role of the federal government
versus the role of state governments to regulate our nation's waters.
One of the aspects that they were very clear on
is that states have the primary role of protecting our
nation's waters.
Speaker 19 (15:54):
In November, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US
Department of the Army announce state proposed rule that would
clarify the deaf definition of the waters of the United
States and fully implement the US Supreme Court's decision in
Second versus the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed rule public
comment period just closed on January fifth. For more information,
you can log onto EPA dot gov front stash quotis
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part three of this series. Coming up in tomorrow's line
on Agriculture reports.
Speaker 17 (16:19):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one? Oh?
And how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
(16:40):
to reach a farmer with a farming solution message is
when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know, it's
easy for us to find them during the day, as
most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup truck
or farm equipment with the radio on. Listening to this
station for the ag Information Network of the West News.
If you'd like to deliver information about your terrific product
(17:03):
or service, give us a call and we'll connect you
directly with our community of loyal farmer listeners. Reach real
farmers right here, right now. As they listen to what
is important to their farm operation. They trust us, They'll
trust you.
Speaker 19 (17:18):
For the AG information network. I'm Lorie Boyer.
Speaker 18 (17:21):
Almonds have a lot of value when it comes to
eating them alone or as a food ingredient. I'm Patrick
Cavana with a California Tree Nut Report, part of that
vast egg information network. Her bender Man heads up the
Armor Board of California's Trade marketing or marketing to the
food industry. She talks about that value.
Speaker 20 (17:42):
Value is great news for us because we have quality
and a long list of reasons to pick almonds backed
by nutritional science and functional attributes. So if you check
out a long list of macro micronutrients, plant based is
a trend that's not going away sustainable supply. So, if
you are a medium or a large sized company and
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you're looking for an ingredient that is nutritious and has
functional attributes that can grow as you grow, there are
not a lot of ingredients to pick from, and almonds
is a great choice on the go. Environmental stewardship, storytelling.
Speaker 18 (18:17):
And one of the big things is versatility.
Speaker 20 (18:20):
Fourteen forms, whether it's crunchy or smooth, or almond milk
there is an almond form for you.
Speaker 18 (18:26):
Man said. She reached out to the INVA group, which
tracks market insights. It's a market insight tracking company.
Speaker 20 (18:33):
I reached out to the innover folks, and I say,
can you pick several products for me? That really shows
how almonds are kind of exploring new areas, new avenues.
Speaker 18 (18:42):
So and they were able to pick out many new products.
Speaker 17 (18:45):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital. Hmmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast. Hmm, but
which one? And how receptive is this age group to
your sales pitch during non work social time. Maybe the
(19:05):
best place to reach a farmer with a farming solution
message is when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know,
it's easy for us to find them during the day,
as most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup
truck or farm equipment with the radio on. Listening to
this station for the ag Information Network of the West News.
(19:26):
If you'd like to deliver information about your terrific product
or service, give us a call and we'll connect you
directly with our community of loyal farmer listeners reach real
farmers right here, right now, as they listen to what
is important to their farm operation. They trust us, They'll
trust you with the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Kavanaugh,
(19:47):
Welcome to AG life. I'm Dwayne Mrley with your farm news.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
A progress report as the US at Mexico worked to
update a nineteen forty four water treaty impacting growers in Texas,
Agriculture Undersecretary for Trade and FORID Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg
says Mexican leadership.
Speaker 21 (20:06):
Has taken some early steps to not only to this
agreement as an example, but prior to the agreement increase
water deliveries. We hope Mexico will continue along that trend.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
The Undersecretary is above those leading our nation and negotiations
on updates to the water treaty. Talks already producing the
release of two hundred two thousand acre feet of water
by Mexico, with deliveries to the US beginning this past week.
A second part of negotiation.
Speaker 21 (20:32):
Having Mexico repay its outstanding water debt.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
With a final commitment at planned by Mexico to pay
off the water debt to the US offered by January
thirty first. As part of this agreement, we have.
Speaker 21 (20:45):
Theo main issues at stand here. The first is getting
a plan in place for Mexico to meet its future obligations.
So every year, Mexico owes the United States about three
hundred and fifty thousand acre feet of water which they
had not delivered on in the past, and so we
through this negotiation have secured the release of two hundred
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and two thousand acre feet of water that began being
released just last week. The second piece that we've been
working closely on is actually having Mexico repay its outstanding
water debt. So we calculate these water cycles in five
year cycle form, and the last cycle just completed earlier
this year, and so by the end of January we
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anticipate that we will reach a final commitment on that
second point, which is how Mexico plans to repay to
erase that outstanding debt.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 11 (21:43):
Growers are looking ahead to next season and their weed
management plans for twenty twenty six. One tool growers rely
on for early season pre emergency weed control is pyroxas
sulfone However, without a safener, it can cause significant injury,
and Corn Teachins, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks
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about avoiding crop injury and controlling tough weeds all the
way to canopy.
Speaker 22 (22:09):
Early season weeds they start impacting the potential. As soon
as that crop comes out of the ground, it'll actually
change its leaf orientation. And one of the important things
to remember with that is is it's not only impacting
the above ground portion, but it's actually affecting your roots.
It's going to reduce the amount of root mass on
that crop. So any stress that comes on later in
the season will actually have a detriment just because you've
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already got less of a root mass there to be
able to pick up your nutrients, moisture and everything else.
Speaker 11 (22:36):
Of course, crop safety is vitally important to corn, and
it's sealed potential.
Speaker 22 (22:40):
Crop safety is important because once again, any time that
that plant is working a herbicide or anything really, I mean,
any stress through its system, it's taking its effort away
from growing the plant material weed. You know, if it's
trying to work that through its system, it's not developing
the roots, it's not developing leaves, which is what we're
needing later on in the growth season to be able
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to collect that moisture, be able to collect that sunlight
to produce the grain that that's really what we're worried about.
Speaker 11 (23:06):
Bin's talked about a nerboicide he recommends to control tough
weeds without damaging your crops.
Speaker 22 (23:11):
We're just trying to get rid of or highly reduce
the amount of competition from the weeds out there. Those
weeds are stealing our moisture, our nutrients, and our sunlight
away from the crop, and that's what it takes to
create the grain. When I talk about a product, typically
i'm talking about Storm Herbicide, which is a combination of
dual to magnum pyroxasulfone, bicycl pyrone, and mesa triumph. So
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basically we've got four different active ingredients in there to
help control those weeds over a broad spectrum of environments.
Speaker 11 (23:39):
Bins discusses the technology that sets Storm apart from other
pyroxasulfone containing corn herbicides.
Speaker 22 (23:46):
But the other thing that's included in that product is
a safer And the reason we have the safer in
there is because earlier we talked a little bit about
how pyroxysulfoae can be injurious to corn. Well, that's safe.
Nerve that's in storin will help that plant metabolize it
to reduce that amount of effects. So it allows that
plant to work it through a system and continue growing.
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That's the important part is we don't want to stall
it out. We don't want to see any response to it,
and so that's the very important part of the METASA
technology that sends thorns to help that plant metabolize that
so we don't see that injury.
Speaker 11 (24:18):
For more information, talk to your local Syngenta retailer or
sales rep, or visit storing Won't Quit dot Com. Always
read and follow label instructions. Chad Smith reporting.
Speaker 18 (24:30):
Thanks for being with us.
Speaker 11 (24:31):
You're listening to AG Life.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 23 (24:35):
It's time for California agg today on the ag Information Network.
I am Hailey's ship. If you are passionate about animal
health and on a front row seat and sheep in
California's livestock future, this is worth your attention. The California
Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking new members for
the Cattle Health Task Force Advisory Board, a group that
plays a key role in protecting and strengthening the state's
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cattle industry. The board advice. This is the secretary on
regulations and procedures tied to cattle health, including license fees, penalties,
and how changes to buy, lass or orders are shared
with the public. Members are focused on critical responsibilities under
the Food and Agricultural Code, such as controlling and managing
cattle diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of cattle health programs, and
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recommending fees and regulations needed to provide adequate services. Several
seats are open due to term limits. The board is
looking for at least three industry members that includes active
cattle producers or livestock association representatives, three academic or extension
professionals who specialize in cattle health diseases, and three licensed
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veterinarians who practice with beef or dairy cattle. Five additional
vacancies may be filled from any of those groups. Appointments
are for a two year term. While the position is unpaid,
Travel and per diem are reimbursed. The resumes are due
by January twentieth. Get all the details at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 17 (25:57):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they're well farming. It's easy to
find them during the day as most farmers are behind
the wheel of the pickup truck or farm equipment with
the radio on listening to this station for the AG
Information Network of the West news. So reach real farmers
right here, right now as they listen to what's important
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to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
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so they'll trust you. For the last forty years, the
AG Information Network has been the source of news for
farmers and ranchers. Yet we have never seen such an
assault on farming and our food supply as we do today,
from fuel to fertilizer. Farmers are facing unprecedented economic challenges.
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Speaker 1 (26:59):
Bob quit Here is some farmer user this morning. Friends.
Oil prices are much lower in late twenty twenty five
than where prices began that year. Patrick Dehan with gasbuddy
dot Com says there were two key international issues that
pushed oil prices lower last year, the ongoing war between
Ukraine and Russia and OPEC's progressive increase in oil production,
(27:20):
but that changes in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 5 (27:23):
OPEK is agreeing to pause the increases in production for
the first three months, which certainly from that perspective makes
a lot of sense as oil demand globally tends to
be weaker in the Northern Hemisphere winter, so for now
oil price is still relatively low. That's opened the door
for falling gasoline and diesel prices as well as jet
fuel price is nearly coast to coast, with Americans and
(27:45):
now nearly a dozen states able to fill up at
at least the cheapest station from below the two dollars
a gallon marks.
Speaker 1 (27:51):
When it comes to the top news stories for twenty
twenty five, Jihans said, the lack of turbulence is really
what sticks out to.
Speaker 5 (27:58):
Him, and it's been a remarkably balanced year. Gasoline prizes
nationally in the US remaining between a range of two
seventy five to as much as three twenty, a relatively
tight range and a very quiet year. We didn't see
much of a seasonal increase in the spring, but now
we're starting to see a big seasonal decrease in the fall,
so it's been a pretty quiet year.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
Jihan added that some have said these lower gasoline prices
in the US indicate a looming recession. However, he said
he doesn't see a recession in the cards, noting that
gasoline demand is seasonally strong well. Friends, twenty twenty five
brought many wins and definitely some challenges for the US
cattle industry. Jenna Stanton, director of Policy and public affairs
(28:42):
for the US Cattleman's Association, shared a recap of the
year from Capitol Hill.
Speaker 7 (28:48):
So I think we take a look at twenty twenty five.
Would be are missed to not mention you the government shutdown,
And I can tell you Capitol Hill was busy. There
was government was shut down, but work was being done
and we had some really great conversations with our legislative folks.
You know, staff was there at the Senate was in
so we were having those conversations. Cattle still needed to
be fed, business still needed to be done on Capitol Hill,
so that was really impactful for us to see. But
(29:09):
I think as we kind of close out twenty twenty five,
what we saw as we saw an industry that when
the government was shut down or when things were maybe
a little bit quiet coming from the Secretary's office, you
saw an industry that never let off.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Trade discussions have been a focal point throughout the year
and will likely continue to be making major headlines in
twenty twenty six. Recently, the US Trade Representative's Office reviewed
the US Mexico Canada trade Agreement. Stanton talked about the
key takeaways from that process.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Our testimony was largely focused on updating those rules of
origin that fall within USMCA to make sure that we
are protecting American ranchers and the really superior product that
they provide. Mexico Canada had both been good trading partners
by and large. When we take a look at the
cattle set of things and on the beef side of things,
we maybe see things a little bit differently, but it's
how we can make these trade agreements work.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
The USCA will kick off the new year with its
annual convention in January and Manhattan, Kansas. Stanton gave a
preview of that convention.
Speaker 7 (30:07):
Certainly excited for our annual meeting. We have a lot
of really great panels lined up talking about screamwhere I'm
talking about Inabe Health, talking about this great market wave
that we've gotten to ride, and bringing everybody together in
Manhattan talking about what the markets did this past year.
We'll have doctor Glenn Tonser talking about a beef industry
outlook for twenty twenty six, and he'll get to really
focus on, you know, okay, from an economic standpoint, where
(30:28):
did we come from in twenty twenty five? And it
looks like these markets might last a little while longer,
and you know, what can we do to be prepared
and how can we make sure that our producers have
all the information they need to be able to play
in those markets and make those moves again.
Speaker 1 (30:42):
Jenna Stanton, director of Policy and public Affairs, US Cattleman's
Association Well Friends USDA released details about how much row
crop farmers were received this year from the twelve billion
dollar aid program. However, US soybean producers say the payments
won't help farmers hurt by low crop prices, and trade
reuters said while the aid is expected to help farmers
(31:03):
get ready for next season. Growers and agricultural economists say
those payments will only cover a fraction of farm losses
and won't rescue the sagging US farm economy. Now, the
one time payments will go to growers who planted one
of nineteen covered commodity crops. The highest per acre payments
will go to rice farmers, who could get one hundred
(31:24):
thirty two dollars an acre. Reuters said, cotton farmers could
get a little over one hundred and seventeen dollars an acre,
and oat farmers at eighty one dollars and seventy five
cents an acre. Meanwhile, farmers are eligible for a forty
four dollars per corn acre payment, a little over thirty
dollars per soybean acre, and thirty nine dollars thirty five
cents per wheat acre. The overall payment limit is one
(31:45):
hundred and fifty five thousand dollars per entity or individual.
Some farming US this morning, you're listening to wag Life.
Speaker 24 (31:54):
From the Bag Information Network on Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, the FCC recently blacklist did all new
foreign made drones and components due to concerns the foreign
equipment is an unacceptable risk to national security. Agripulse reports
the band's timing hurts as many farmers are struggling financially
because of higher production costs, which makes the application of
(32:14):
crop protection products and fertilizers especially important. The FCC says
the ban won't ground the thousands of deployed unarmed aircraft
already in the US. Beef prices are projected to continue
increasing as US beef production declines, with no signs of
a cattle herd rebuilt. Agramarketing dot Com reports the US
cattle industry has been in liquidation modes since Inventories peaked
(32:35):
at ninety four point seven million head in twenty nineteen
and have decreased eight million head since then. Bloomberg reports
cheap beef may soon become further out of reach as
Brazil heads into a period of shrinking supplies that could
push global prices higher. Ex Secretary Brook rawl And signed
a memorandum putting forth an effort to establish new priorities.
Since January, the Trump administration has been working to strengthen
(32:56):
the farm's safety net, create new export opportunities, lower the
cost of critical inputs, and root out DEI from all
USDA programs. Strategic R and D investments will help American
farmers and ranchers increase profitability while providing consumers with the safest,
most abundant, and affordable food and fiber.
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Speaker 24 (34:10):
From THEAG Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up baglife for today friends.
Farmers are holding onto their grain after the twenty twenty
five harvest. Chad Smith has more on safely storing those commodities.
Speaker 11 (34:25):
With the current market conditions and overseas trade challenges. Many
farmers are holding on to their grain for the right
time to sell, but holding grain longer brings challenges that
can impact its overall quality and value. Even small declines
in quality and small amounts of shrink can quickly cancel
out the benefits of waiting for a higher market price.
(34:46):
John Mays, the Senior Director of Specialty AG at Central
Life Sciences, talks about how grain quality can decline during
longer storage times at over tome.
Speaker 25 (34:56):
We have found that Central Life Sciences, working with universities
and the USDA, that even after thirty days, growers can
see two point two percent loss, which equates to real money.
We're talking about ten cents a bushel for longer storage time,
say over sixty days. We've seen tests that started fourteen
cents and go up from there per bushel loss and
it's real money we're talking about. And growers used to
(35:18):
think that, oh, I deliver my grains soon enough, I
won't have a problem. But really, what we've seen in
our trial work is that if you store grain for
any amount of time, it can be severely damaged by bugs.
Speaker 11 (35:29):
Growers who have to store their grain for longer periods
have options to protect their grain quality and give themselves
more time to market it.
Speaker 25 (35:37):
In the past, growers always look to using FoST toxin
and other dangerous chemicals. We have some on grain products
that you can use, like gra Vista and Diacon. They
come in liquid and dry forms for ease of use,
and they give growers peace of mind that they can
store their grain for longer periods of time without enduring
(35:58):
the losses that many bugs that we see on the
farm taking their profits away from them.
Speaker 11 (36:03):
He talked about how Gravista works to protect grain quality.
Speaker 25 (36:07):
So Gravista can be used as a bend treatment, can
be put directly on the grain, it can be used
as a perimeter treatment, and we found by using this
in a grain protection protocol, if you will, it gives
the growers a chance to store grain longer and protect
their profits as they store and try to take advantage
of market swings.
Speaker 11 (36:26):
Unfortunate geopolitical and trade tensions are also forcing farmers to
hold on to their grain.
Speaker 25 (36:32):
The US growers are affected more through tariffs and other
global market issues that we're facing. They're going to have
to store grain longer than they normally have, and by
doing so, that opens growers up to more risk of
damage by bugs.
Speaker 11 (36:47):
You can learn more about your options at Bugfreegrains dot com.
Chad Smith Reporting and.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
With that, friends amount of time for today, Thanks for
joining us. Back tomorrow morning with another edition, A Baglife
Good morning, Central Coast and Valley farmers. This is aglife.
My name is Bob Quinn, with you for the next
hour talking about agricultural production here on the West Coast
and all across the country. Well, friends, we start the
day off with a look at food safety and food
handling safety tips. Rod bain starts us.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Off, Ladies and gentlemen. Time for another edition of Queen
of Charcoiery. With our guests today USDA food safety expert
Meredith Cruthers.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
I'm very partial to doing a charcooteri board.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
As the title Queen of Charcuterie implies. At Meredith's expertise,
maybe yours, which charcuterie comes in handy in the final
months of the year when all those gatherings and events
take place, you know, football, tailgate, holiday parties, family get togethers.
Yet as an educator, Meredith's passion for food safety kicks
in with her charcuterie prep.
Speaker 4 (00:56):
We always recommend following these four steps to food safety.
It's an easy way to incorporate food safety into all
of your food preparation.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So four steps are clean, separate, cook, and chill.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
How do these steps fit into a charcutery board regarding clean.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Starting with clean hands and utensils and making sure that
those are washed throughout food preparation to prevent any cross
contamination of bacteria on the hands.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Using gloves as you clean and prepare your charcutery board
is also an option to prevent food board bacteria. Clean
also applies to washing produce and herbs before placing them
on your board or as part of a servable food item.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
Separate is going to be keeping any raw meat and
poultry products separate from those foods that are ready to eat.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
In the case of charcotery boards, select what is your
designated cutting board to cut produce and cheese separate from
a serving board. Separate utensils are needed for individual items,
such as tongs for each meat, cheese, veggie, and fruit,
or spoons for dips and sauces.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
But also think two cross contamination.
Speaker 4 (01:56):
Once crackers, nuts, other non perishable items have touched perishable items,
they then have potentially been cross contaminated and need to
eat to be refrigerated or thrown away.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
While cook as a food safety consideration is rare for
charcutery boards. Items such as.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Chicken tenders and chicken nuggets on a.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Board should be checked with a food thermometer to make
sure they are cooked to proper internal temperature. Translating the
food safety step of chilled to a charcutery board and
its items includes after that.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
Two hour time frame. If your board goes past that,
it needs to be tossed.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Unfortunately, so if you want to prevent food waste and
not have to toss your.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Leftover board, niblets and things.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Set yourself the timer, rotate out maybe smaller portions, Make
two boards and put.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Out a portion for the two hours, and then put out.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Another or refill little spots that might have been consumed.
When look empty and sad, charcooterio boards like to look
nice and full and great.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Placing boards and their contents on a bed of ice.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
Keeps it out of safe temperature usually below forty degrees.
That's going to help bacteria not multiply and help keep
it safe for longer.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's all the time we have. Thanks Meredith, and thank
you for joining us for weed chargery. Rod Bain reporting
for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Well, friends, were gas and oil prices headed. We'll have
a story coming up. Also a look at the cattle
industry from a beef producer and consumer point of view,
will take a year in a look at what happened
last year, and then a look ahead at beef production.
That's coming up on today's edition of Aglife. Bob Quin
here with some farm us this morning, friends. Oil prices
(03:31):
are much lower in late twenty twenty five than where
prices began that year. Patrick Dehan with gasbuddy dot Com
says there were two key international issues that pushed oil
prices lower last year, the ongoing war between Ukraine and
Russia and OPEC's progressive increase in oil production. But that
changes in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 5 (03:52):
OPEK is agreeing to pause the increases in production for
the first three months, which certainly from that perspective makes
a lot of sense. Is oiled man globally tends to
be weaker in the Northern Hemisphere winter, so for now
oil price is still relatively low. That's opened the door
for falling gasoline and diesel prices, as well as jet
fuel price is nearly coast to coast, with Americans and
(04:14):
now nearly a dozen states able to fill up at
at least the cheapest station for below the two dollars
gallon marks.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
When it comes to the top news stories for twenty
twenty five, Behans said the lack of turbulence is really
what sticks out to him.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
And it's been a remarkably balanced year, gasoline prices nationally
in the US remaining between a range of two seventy
five to as much as three twenty a relatively tight
range and a very quiet year. We didn't see much
of a seasonal increase in the spring, but now we're
starting to see a big seasonal decrease in the fall,
so it's been a pretty quiet year.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Jihan added that some have said these lower gasoline prices
in the US indicate a looming recession. However, he said
he doesn't see a recession in the cards, noting that
gasoline demand is seasonally strong well. Friends was quite a
year for beef last year. Rob Rodenberg of Stockman's Livestock
Auction in Apache, Oklahoma, recapped a great year for beef prices.
Speaker 6 (05:13):
Historical highs in the cattle business. I mean we went
from a year ago we were trading feeder cattle like
at two sixty to two seventy, and by June I
think we were trading them at three eighty. At the
end of twenty twenty five, we hadn't seen prices at high,
and here we are. We put another one hundred and
twenty five hundred and thirty dollars on the value of eight.
Weeight steer these caves killing cows. In the beginning, everybody
(05:35):
made good money. The cowcaiff man's still in the driver's
seat as far as being able to get paid for
what he's actually been doing the last three years.
Speaker 7 (05:43):
For sure.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
The stock operator last year made good money. His margin
has been cut down now quite a bit because of
what the cost of the first cost of KIF is
versus what he's worth.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Drought was a well known factor in decreasing the size
of the beef herd and driving up prices for the producer.
Speaker 6 (05:59):
This is one thing we can say, you know, for
years I talk to the old timers and I talk
about a drought and they say, son, you ain't seen
a drought until we got in the draft of twenty twelve,
and I'd haven't call them. Tell me now you're in
a drought. So there's not anybody but this generation now
that we'll be able to say, you know, we've not
ever seen a market like this, but it's phenomenal. I mean,
we had a big correction that started in September and
(06:20):
took seventy dollars off of it. Well we've already got
it back half of that, and we're still above what
we ended twenty twenty five at. We're still thirty dollars
one hundred over that, So I mean that years ended
up great overall.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Rodenberger talked about what's ahead for producers in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 6 (06:36):
Take out all of the riff raff, all the social
media stuff and get down to the basics. And we
still have limited supply of cattle. We're producing enough beef
within percentages of that because we've taken a fat steer
from making him way thirteen to fourteen and he's weighing
sixteen to sixteen and a half.
Speaker 7 (06:54):
Now.
Speaker 6 (06:54):
You know, everything they're teaching in the college is so
far behind because everything I pick up and read, you know,
it's six two and a half percent yield on a steer. Anyways,
twelve and a half thirteen hundred, Well, we went way
past that. So I think probably in general will be
another positive year.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
One thing to keep an eye on is when the
USDA reopens the southern border to Mexican cattle imports. However,
Rodenberg said the market won't feel that impact right away.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
You know, there's a million something cattle at cross at
that time, and even if they open it up this month,
I mean.
Speaker 8 (07:24):
We're still a year away from seeing.
Speaker 6 (07:26):
Any of that product hit the counters at the supermarkets again.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Bob Rodenberger of the Stockman's Livestock Auction in Oklahoma with us.
We'll have more on the cattle market coming up. We'll
look back at last year's cattle performance. That's ahead. You're
listening to wag Life.
Speaker 8 (07:43):
It's another ag news up to USDA's confirmed the farmer
Bridge assistance payment rates and cattle producers gaining leverage.
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USDA releasing per acre payment rates for the farmer Bridge
Assistance Program, detailing how eleven billion dollars in one time
aid will flow to crop producers in early twenty twenty
six based on their twenty twenty five planted acres. Now
corn qualifies for forty four to thirty six per acre,
(08:44):
soybeans thirty eighty eight we eat thirty nine dollars thirty
five cents, sorghum at forty eight eleven, cotton one hundred
and seventeen dollars thirty five cents, and rise at one
thirty two eighty nine. Payments expected by late February to
support cash flow ahead of spring planting. At the same time,
(09:05):
USDA data show cattle producers capturing a historically larger share
of rise and bee prices. Farmer's share of the choice
retail beef dollar frequently exceeds fifty two percent throughout the
year of twenty twenty five, as Thai cattle supplies not
downstream margin expansion drive retail inflation, and in fiber markets,
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textile analysts Warren cotton demand will depend on competing as
a commercial product. If it's going to survive, it's another
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Speaker 15 (10:49):
Consumers are still willing and able to pay for beef
at the retail store. There have been questions about whether
consumers have started to trade to other, more affordable proteins.
There's no evidence to seeuggest that consumers are switching away
from beef to lower price protein choices. In fact, monthly
retail price data continue to show beef gaining market share
over the other proteins. It is possible consumers are moving
(11:12):
down the beef chain to less expensive items such as
thinner meats and ground beef, though it is difficult to
determine due to the seasonality demand by cut. Additionally, an
overall emphasis on health and fitness, combined with the escalating
use of golp one drugs, is driving a protein craze
in the US. And beef seems to be the winner.
Consumers are choosing beef as the primary protein because improvement
(11:35):
and overall eating quality things like taste, healthfulness, and eating
satisfaction and convenience of the product. For example, USDA data
shows that at the low end, the percentage of carcass's
grading Choice and Better was about fifty five percent in
the late nineteen nineties. Today, the grading percentages between eighty
one and eighty three percent Choice and Better, a substantial
(11:56):
industry wide improvement. The multi decade commitment to proving the
quality of beef has now set the table for beef
to take advantage of the protein craze. Although beef prices
have increased when measured against minutes of labor required to
buy a pound of beef, beef is still very affordable.
The average hourly wage from January to August twenty twenty
(12:16):
five is three percent above the average hourly wage for
twenty twenty four. Meanwhile, the average all fresh beef price
from January to August of twenty twenty five is eight
to fifty six, which is six point eight percent from
a year earlier.
Speaker 8 (12:29):
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Speaker 16 (12:32):
This is Tim Hammeritch of the Egg Information network with
your farm of the future reports. With the amount of
data and detailed information we can glean from a farm
today with technology, the job of an agronomist is becoming
more and more complicated. It just so happens that making
sense out of large, complex data sets is exactly what
artificial intelligence is suited to do. Advancing Eco Agriculture is
(12:55):
one of the companies developing an AI. Agronomist. Founder John
Kemp says they created field Mark AI to help make
sense of detailed agronomic information.
Speaker 10 (13:05):
As we start looking at incorporating DNA sequencing and measuring
all these different microbiome parameters of what's happening within a
plant and around a plant, we get this influx of
data and all these different factors that we need to
take into consideration when making agronomic recommendations. And in a sense,
(13:25):
we're moving away from the easy button. It's becoming more complex.
It's been more complicated, there's more factors involved. It's just
the decision making is much more nuanced now with this
additional information, and the challenge to do that well is
to be a really good agronomist around with that body
of knowledge just requires a depth and In today's world
(13:46):
of rapidly evolving research, it's virtually impossible to keep up.
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You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital book, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but
which one?
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And how receptive is this age group to your sales
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This is Tim Ammerich with the AGG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (14:57):
Welcome to the line on Agriculture report. This Lori Boyer
for the IIG Information Network Today is part two of
our three part series on recent updates to the Waters
of the US rule. Courtney Briggs, Senior director of Government
Affairs with the American farm Yard Federation, explains how the
details of the new proposed ruling and how it changes
federal jurisdiction under WOTIS.
Speaker 12 (15:16):
We believe that this rule is the most faithful reading
of the Supreme Court decisions that have been handed down
related to WOTIS. There are a handful of them. They
all need to be considered, and we believe that this
EPA and the Corps have taken all of that into
account and that this is the most legally durable rule
that we have seen to date. We do believe that
(15:37):
it will appropriately balance the role of the federal government
versus the role of state governments to regulate our nation's waters.
One of the aspects that they were very clear on
is that states have the primary role of protecting our
nation's waters.
Speaker 19 (15:54):
In November, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US
Department of the Army announce state proposed rule that would
clarify the deaf definition of the waters of the United
States and fully implement the US Supreme Court's decision in
Second versus the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposed rule public
comment period just closed on January fifth. For more information,
you can log onto EPA dot gov front stash quotis
(16:15):
part three of this series. Coming up in tomorrow's line
on Agriculture reports.
Speaker 17 (16:19):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one? Oh?
And how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
(16:40):
to reach a farmer with a farming solution message is
when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know, it's
easy for us to find them during the day, as
most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup truck
or farm equipment with the radio on. Listening to this
station for the ag Information Network of the West News.
If you'd like to deliver information about your terrific product
(17:03):
or service, give us a call and we'll connect you
directly with our community of loyal farmer listeners. Reach real
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is important to their farm operation. They trust us, They'll
trust you.
Speaker 19 (17:18):
For the AG information network. I'm Lorie Boyer.
Speaker 18 (17:21):
Almonds have a lot of value when it comes to
eating them alone or as a food ingredient. I'm Patrick
Cavana with a California Tree Nut Report, part of that
vast egg information network. Her bender Man heads up the
Armor Board of California's Trade marketing or marketing to the
food industry. She talks about that value.
Speaker 20 (17:42):
Value is great news for us because we have quality
and a long list of reasons to pick almonds backed
by nutritional science and functional attributes. So if you check
out a long list of macro micronutrients, plant based is
a trend that's not going away sustainable supply. So, if
you are a medium or a large sized company and
(18:04):
you're looking for an ingredient that is nutritious and has
functional attributes that can grow as you grow, there are
not a lot of ingredients to pick from, and almonds
is a great choice on the go. Environmental stewardship, storytelling.
Speaker 18 (18:17):
And one of the big things is versatility.
Speaker 20 (18:20):
Fourteen forms, whether it's crunchy or smooth, or almond milk
there is an almond form for you.
Speaker 18 (18:26):
Man said. She reached out to the INVA group, which
tracks market insights. It's a market insight tracking company.
Speaker 20 (18:33):
I reached out to the innover folks, and I say,
can you pick several products for me? That really shows
how almonds are kind of exploring new areas, new avenues.
Speaker 18 (18:42):
So and they were able to pick out many new products.
Speaker 17 (18:45):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital. Hmmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast. Hmm, but
which one? And how receptive is this age group to
your sales pitch during non work social time. Maybe the
(19:05):
best place to reach a farmer with a farming solution
message is when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know,
it's easy for us to find them during the day,
as most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup
truck or farm equipment with the radio on. Listening to
this station for the ag Information Network of the West News.
(19:26):
If you'd like to deliver information about your terrific product
or service, give us a call and we'll connect you
directly with our community of loyal farmer listeners reach real
farmers right here, right now, as they listen to what
is important to their farm operation. They trust us, They'll
trust you with the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Kavanaugh,
(19:47):
Welcome to AG life. I'm Dwayne Mrley with your farm news.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
A progress report as the US at Mexico worked to
update a nineteen forty four water treaty impacting growers in Texas,
Agriculture Undersecretary for Trade and FORID Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg
says Mexican leadership.
Speaker 21 (20:06):
Has taken some early steps to not only to this
agreement as an example, but prior to the agreement increase
water deliveries. We hope Mexico will continue along that trend.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
The Undersecretary is above those leading our nation and negotiations
on updates to the water treaty. Talks already producing the
release of two hundred two thousand acre feet of water
by Mexico, with deliveries to the US beginning this past week.
A second part of negotiation.
Speaker 21 (20:32):
Having Mexico repay its outstanding water debt.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
With a final commitment at planned by Mexico to pay
off the water debt to the US offered by January
thirty first. As part of this agreement, we have.
Speaker 21 (20:45):
Theo main issues at stand here. The first is getting
a plan in place for Mexico to meet its future obligations.
So every year, Mexico owes the United States about three
hundred and fifty thousand acre feet of water which they
had not delivered on in the past, and so we
through this negotiation have secured the release of two hundred
(21:06):
and two thousand acre feet of water that began being
released just last week. The second piece that we've been
working closely on is actually having Mexico repay its outstanding
water debt. So we calculate these water cycles in five
year cycle form, and the last cycle just completed earlier
this year, and so by the end of January we
(21:28):
anticipate that we will reach a final commitment on that
second point, which is how Mexico plans to repay to
erase that outstanding debt.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 11 (21:43):
Growers are looking ahead to next season and their weed
management plans for twenty twenty six. One tool growers rely
on for early season pre emergency weed control is pyroxas
sulfone However, without a safener, it can cause significant injury,
and Corn Teachins, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks
(22:04):
about avoiding crop injury and controlling tough weeds all the
way to canopy.
Speaker 22 (22:09):
Early season weeds they start impacting the potential. As soon
as that crop comes out of the ground, it'll actually
change its leaf orientation. And one of the important things
to remember with that is is it's not only impacting
the above ground portion, but it's actually affecting your roots.
It's going to reduce the amount of root mass on
that crop. So any stress that comes on later in
the season will actually have a detriment just because you've
(22:31):
already got less of a root mass there to be
able to pick up your nutrients, moisture and everything else.
Speaker 11 (22:36):
Of course, crop safety is vitally important to corn, and
it's sealed potential.
Speaker 22 (22:40):
Crop safety is important because once again, any time that
that plant is working a herbicide or anything really, I mean,
any stress through its system, it's taking its effort away
from growing the plant material weed. You know, if it's
trying to work that through its system, it's not developing
the roots, it's not developing leaves, which is what we're
needing later on in the growth season to be able
(23:00):
to collect that moisture, be able to collect that sunlight
to produce the grain that that's really what we're worried about.
Speaker 11 (23:06):
Bin's talked about a nerboicide he recommends to control tough
weeds without damaging your crops.
Speaker 22 (23:11):
We're just trying to get rid of or highly reduce
the amount of competition from the weeds out there. Those
weeds are stealing our moisture, our nutrients, and our sunlight
away from the crop, and that's what it takes to
create the grain. When I talk about a product, typically
i'm talking about Storm Herbicide, which is a combination of
dual to magnum pyroxasulfone, bicycl pyrone, and mesa triumph. So
(23:33):
basically we've got four different active ingredients in there to
help control those weeds over a broad spectrum of environments.
Speaker 11 (23:39):
Bins discusses the technology that sets Storm apart from other
pyroxasulfone containing corn herbicides.
Speaker 22 (23:46):
But the other thing that's included in that product is
a safer And the reason we have the safer in
there is because earlier we talked a little bit about
how pyroxysulfoae can be injurious to corn. Well, that's safe.
Nerve that's in storin will help that plant metabolize it
to reduce that amount of effects. So it allows that
plant to work it through a system and continue growing.
(24:06):
That's the important part is we don't want to stall
it out. We don't want to see any response to it,
and so that's the very important part of the METASA
technology that sends thorns to help that plant metabolize that
so we don't see that injury.
Speaker 11 (24:18):
For more information, talk to your local Syngenta retailer or
sales rep, or visit storing Won't Quit dot Com. Always
read and follow label instructions. Chad Smith reporting.
Speaker 18 (24:30):
Thanks for being with us.
Speaker 11 (24:31):
You're listening to AG Life.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 23 (24:35):
It's time for California agg today on the ag Information Network.
I am Hailey's ship. If you are passionate about animal
health and on a front row seat and sheep in
California's livestock future, this is worth your attention. The California
Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking new members for
the Cattle Health Task Force Advisory Board, a group that
plays a key role in protecting and strengthening the state's
(24:58):
cattle industry. The board advice. This is the secretary on
regulations and procedures tied to cattle health, including license fees, penalties,
and how changes to buy, lass or orders are shared
with the public. Members are focused on critical responsibilities under
the Food and Agricultural Code, such as controlling and managing
cattle diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of cattle health programs, and
(25:19):
recommending fees and regulations needed to provide adequate services. Several
seats are open due to term limits. The board is
looking for at least three industry members that includes active
cattle producers or livestock association representatives, three academic or extension
professionals who specialize in cattle health diseases, and three licensed
(25:39):
veterinarians who practice with beef or dairy cattle. Five additional
vacancies may be filled from any of those groups. Appointments
are for a two year term. While the position is unpaid,
Travel and per diem are reimbursed. The resumes are due
by January twentieth. Get all the details at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 17 (25:57):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
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Information Network of the West news. So reach real farmers
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(26:17):
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Speaker 23 (26:54):
With California AG Today on the AG Information Network, I
am Haley's ship.
Speaker 1 (26:59):
Bob quit Here is some farmer user this morning. Friends.
Oil prices are much lower in late twenty twenty five
than where prices began that year. Patrick Dehan with gasbuddy
dot Com says there were two key international issues that
pushed oil prices lower last year, the ongoing war between
Ukraine and Russia and OPEC's progressive increase in oil production,
(27:20):
but that changes in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 5 (27:23):
OPEK is agreeing to pause the increases in production for
the first three months, which certainly from that perspective makes
a lot of sense as oil demand globally tends to
be weaker in the Northern Hemisphere winter, so for now
oil price is still relatively low. That's opened the door
for falling gasoline and diesel prices as well as jet
fuel price is nearly coast to coast, with Americans and
(27:45):
now nearly a dozen states able to fill up at
at least the cheapest station from below the two dollars
a gallon marks.
Speaker 1 (27:51):
When it comes to the top news stories for twenty
twenty five, Jihans said, the lack of turbulence is really
what sticks out to.
Speaker 5 (27:58):
Him, and it's been a remarkably balanced year. Gasoline prizes
nationally in the US remaining between a range of two
seventy five to as much as three twenty, a relatively
tight range and a very quiet year. We didn't see
much of a seasonal increase in the spring, but now
we're starting to see a big seasonal decrease in the fall,
so it's been a pretty quiet year.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
Jihan added that some have said these lower gasoline prices
in the US indicate a looming recession. However, he said
he doesn't see a recession in the cards, noting that
gasoline demand is seasonally strong well. Friends, twenty twenty five
brought many wins and definitely some challenges for the US
cattle industry. Jenna Stanton, director of Policy and public affairs
(28:42):
for the US Cattleman's Association, shared a recap of the
year from Capitol Hill.
Speaker 7 (28:48):
So I think we take a look at twenty twenty five.
Would be are missed to not mention you the government shutdown,
And I can tell you Capitol Hill was busy. There
was government was shut down, but work was being done
and we had some really great conversations with our legislative folks.
You know, staff was there at the Senate was in
so we were having those conversations. Cattle still needed to
be fed, business still needed to be done on Capitol Hill,
so that was really impactful for us to see. But
(29:09):
I think as we kind of close out twenty twenty five,
what we saw as we saw an industry that when
the government was shut down or when things were maybe
a little bit quiet coming from the Secretary's office, you
saw an industry that never let off.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Trade discussions have been a focal point throughout the year
and will likely continue to be making major headlines in
twenty twenty six. Recently, the US Trade Representative's Office reviewed
the US Mexico Canada trade Agreement. Stanton talked about the
key takeaways from that process.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Our testimony was largely focused on updating those rules of
origin that fall within USMCA to make sure that we
are protecting American ranchers and the really superior product that
they provide. Mexico Canada had both been good trading partners
by and large. When we take a look at the
cattle set of things and on the beef side of things,
we maybe see things a little bit differently, but it's
how we can make these trade agreements work.
Speaker 1 (29:57):
The USCA will kick off the new year with its
annual convention in January and Manhattan, Kansas. Stanton gave a
preview of that convention.
Speaker 7 (30:07):
Certainly excited for our annual meeting. We have a lot
of really great panels lined up talking about screamwhere I'm
talking about Inabe Health, talking about this great market wave
that we've gotten to ride, and bringing everybody together in
Manhattan talking about what the markets did this past year.
We'll have doctor Glenn Tonser talking about a beef industry
outlook for twenty twenty six, and he'll get to really
focus on, you know, okay, from an economic standpoint, where
(30:28):
did we come from in twenty twenty five? And it
looks like these markets might last a little while longer,
and you know, what can we do to be prepared
and how can we make sure that our producers have
all the information they need to be able to play
in those markets and make those moves again.
Speaker 1 (30:42):
Jenna Stanton, director of Policy and public Affairs, US Cattleman's
Association Well Friends USDA released details about how much row
crop farmers were received this year from the twelve billion
dollar aid program. However, US soybean producers say the payments
won't help farmers hurt by low crop prices, and trade
reuters said while the aid is expected to help farmers
(31:03):
get ready for next season. Growers and agricultural economists say
those payments will only cover a fraction of farm losses
and won't rescue the sagging US farm economy. Now, the
one time payments will go to growers who planted one
of nineteen covered commodity crops. The highest per acre payments
will go to rice farmers, who could get one hundred
(31:24):
thirty two dollars an acre. Reuters said, cotton farmers could
get a little over one hundred and seventeen dollars an acre,
and oat farmers at eighty one dollars and seventy five
cents an acre. Meanwhile, farmers are eligible for a forty
four dollars per corn acre payment, a little over thirty
dollars per soybean acre, and thirty nine dollars thirty five
cents per wheat acre. The overall payment limit is one
(31:45):
hundred and fifty five thousand dollars per entity or individual.
Some farming US this morning, you're listening to wag Life.
Speaker 24 (31:54):
From the Bag Information Network on Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, the FCC recently blacklist did all new
foreign made drones and components due to concerns the foreign
equipment is an unacceptable risk to national security. Agripulse reports
the band's timing hurts as many farmers are struggling financially
because of higher production costs, which makes the application of
(32:14):
crop protection products and fertilizers especially important. The FCC says
the ban won't ground the thousands of deployed unarmed aircraft
already in the US. Beef prices are projected to continue
increasing as US beef production declines, with no signs of
a cattle herd rebuilt. Agramarketing dot Com reports the US
cattle industry has been in liquidation modes since Inventories peaked
(32:35):
at ninety four point seven million head in twenty nineteen
and have decreased eight million head since then. Bloomberg reports
cheap beef may soon become further out of reach as
Brazil heads into a period of shrinking supplies that could
push global prices higher. Ex Secretary Brook rawl And signed
a memorandum putting forth an effort to establish new priorities.
Since January, the Trump administration has been working to strengthen
(32:56):
the farm's safety net, create new export opportunities, lower the
cost of critical inputs, and root out DEI from all
USDA programs. Strategic R and D investments will help American
farmers and ranchers increase profitability while providing consumers with the safest,
most abundant, and affordable food and fiber.
Speaker 17 (33:13):
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providing news and information for the most important industry in
the world, agriculture. The AGG Information Network gives you worldwide
updates from local producers to regional organizations, from major crops
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(33:34):
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The AGG Information Network trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
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They trust us, so they'll trust you.
Speaker 24 (34:10):
From THEAG Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:15):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up baglife for today friends.
Farmers are holding onto their grain after the twenty twenty
five harvest. Chad Smith has more on safely storing those commodities.
Speaker 11 (34:25):
With the current market conditions and overseas trade challenges. Many
farmers are holding on to their grain for the right
time to sell, but holding grain longer brings challenges that
can impact its overall quality and value. Even small declines
in quality and small amounts of shrink can quickly cancel
out the benefits of waiting for a higher market price.
(34:46):
John Mays, the Senior Director of Specialty AG at Central
Life Sciences, talks about how grain quality can decline during
longer storage times at over tome.
Speaker 25 (34:56):
We have found that Central Life Sciences, working with universities
and the USDA, that even after thirty days, growers can
see two point two percent loss, which equates to real money.
We're talking about ten cents a bushel for longer storage time,
say over sixty days. We've seen tests that started fourteen
cents and go up from there per bushel loss and
it's real money we're talking about. And growers used to
(35:18):
think that, oh, I deliver my grains soon enough, I
won't have a problem. But really, what we've seen in
our trial work is that if you store grain for
any amount of time, it can be severely damaged by bugs.
Speaker 11 (35:29):
Growers who have to store their grain for longer periods
have options to protect their grain quality and give themselves
more time to market it.
Speaker 25 (35:37):
In the past, growers always look to using FoST toxin
and other dangerous chemicals. We have some on grain products
that you can use, like gra Vista and Diacon. They
come in liquid and dry forms for ease of use,
and they give growers peace of mind that they can
store their grain for longer periods of time without enduring
(35:58):
the losses that many bugs that we see on the
farm taking their profits away from them.
Speaker 11 (36:03):
He talked about how Gravista works to protect grain quality.
Speaker 25 (36:07):
So Gravista can be used as a bend treatment, can
be put directly on the grain, it can be used
as a perimeter treatment, and we found by using this
in a grain protection protocol, if you will, it gives
the growers a chance to store grain longer and protect
their profits as they store and try to take advantage
of market swings.
Speaker 11 (36:26):
Unfortunate geopolitical and trade tensions are also forcing farmers to
hold on to their grain.
Speaker 25 (36:32):
The US growers are affected more through tariffs and other
global market issues that we're facing. They're going to have
to store grain longer than they normally have, and by
doing so, that opens growers up to more risk of
damage by bugs.
Speaker 11 (36:47):
You can learn more about your options at Bugfreegrains dot com.
Chad Smith Reporting and.
Speaker 1 (36:53):
With that, friends amount of time for today, Thanks for
joining us. Back tomorrow morning with another edition, A Baglife
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